After Tuesday\u2019s Celtics-Spurs game, referee Tyler Ford issued an explanation for Jaylen Brown\u2019s second-quarter ejection.<\/p>\n
In a postgame pool report, Ford said Brown\u2019s aggressive behavior and use of profanity toward officials led to the Boston star receiving consecutive technical fouls<\/a> with 3:38 remaining in the second quarter.<\/p>\n Brown was unhappy with what he viewed as a foul on San Antonio guard Stephon Castle that went uncalled. Multiple Celtics teammates held him back during his ensuing argument with Ford. Boston went on to lose 125-116<\/a>.<\/p>\n QUESTION: What did Jaylen Brown do to receive the first technical foul?<\/p>\n FORD: \u201cFor aggressively pointing and using profanity and resentment to the no-call.\u201d<\/p>\n QUESTION: What did Brown do to receive the second technical foul?<\/p>\n FORD: \u201cHe aggressively approached a game official while pointing and using profanity.\u201d<\/p>\n QUESTION: Why was no foul called on the play before the first technical foul?<\/p>\n FORD: \u201cIn live play we did not observe any illegal contact.\u201d<\/p>\n Ford called the first technical foul on Brown. The second was called by a different official, Suyash Mehta, who was positioned on the other side of the court.<\/p>\n Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla referenced that point when asked about Brown\u2019s ejection.<\/p>\n \u201cI just give a ton of credit to my high school principal,\u201d Mazzulla told reporters in San Antonio. \u201cHe had the balls to throw a student out. He didn\u2019t leave it to the hall monitor.\u201d<\/p>\n Later, Mazzulla said Brown\u2019s reaction to the initial call was warranted. The Celtics\u2019 All-Star wing has publicly criticized or questioned officials several times this season \u2014 including an NSFW postgame takedown<\/a> of Curtis Blair\u2019s crew after Boston\u2019s previous matchup with San Antonio on Jan. 10 that got him fined $35,000<\/a> \u2014 arguing that he and the Celtics do not receive a fair whistle.<\/p>\n